16. - 21. 05.2011 Final project meeting took place in Estonia Sõmeru Põhikool.
Day in school started with welcome concert, where guests heard girls and boys ensembles singing and folkdance group dancing. After that guests completed exhibition about project with their photos and posters. After introduction and meeting in teachers room real work begun and guests went to lessons to observe estonian teachers work in English, nature science, biology and handicraft classes. Later guests teached lessons themselves in several classes.
We wanted to use the opportunities what offers wonderful spring nature. So we travelled to Lahemaa National Park. First stop was in small captains´ village Käsmu, where we visited sea museum and walked along the nice beach. Our home for the next days was Sagadi manor. We checked out what is where in manor complex in adventure game.After running around and answering questions on worksheet we arrived to the balcony of manor house, where we wrote description of our feelings in Cinquain-poem. Read them:
Sky
blue gordeous
flying hiding spinning
clear air is important
pureness
Spring
crazy blossoming
smells celebrates confuses
we like warm spring
beginning
New day found us in Sagadi Nature School working on program "Outdoor Education in Protected Areas" . Trainers Asta Tuusti and Robert Oetjen gave us overview of nature and environment issues and theoretical basics of outdoor education. Many practical exercises, activities and researches took place in Sagadi´s park and arboretum, on nature paths in forests and seashore. Very interesting was excursion at Altja "Interpretation of nature and cultural heritage in Lahemaa National Park" with Anne Kurepalu. We closed our program with evaluation discussion during teatime in small cosy fisherman´s house.
Next days in Tallinn we concentrated on history. Long walk in old town introduced medival times. Workshop in museum of occupations told about Estonian history 1939-1991. Estonians and latvians told to icelandic friends about real life under Soviet power and how people survived.
Project meeting was effective and gave to participants many good experiences of learning, teaching and cooperation.
Day in school started with welcome concert, where guests heard girls and boys ensembles singing and folkdance group dancing. After that guests completed exhibition about project with their photos and posters. After introduction and meeting in teachers room real work begun and guests went to lessons to observe estonian teachers work in English, nature science, biology and handicraft classes. Later guests teached lessons themselves in several classes.
We wanted to use the opportunities what offers wonderful spring nature. So we travelled to Lahemaa National Park. First stop was in small captains´ village Käsmu, where we visited sea museum and walked along the nice beach. Our home for the next days was Sagadi manor. We checked out what is where in manor complex in adventure game.After running around and answering questions on worksheet we arrived to the balcony of manor house, where we wrote description of our feelings in Cinquain-poem. Read them:
Sky
blue gordeous
flying hiding spinning
clear air is important
pureness
Spring
crazy blossoming
smells celebrates confuses
we like warm spring
beginning
New day found us in Sagadi Nature School working on program "Outdoor Education in Protected Areas" . Trainers Asta Tuusti and Robert Oetjen gave us overview of nature and environment issues and theoretical basics of outdoor education. Many practical exercises, activities and researches took place in Sagadi´s park and arboretum, on nature paths in forests and seashore. Very interesting was excursion at Altja "Interpretation of nature and cultural heritage in Lahemaa National Park" with Anne Kurepalu. We closed our program with evaluation discussion during teatime in small cosy fisherman´s house.
Next days in Tallinn we concentrated on history. Long walk in old town introduced medival times. Workshop in museum of occupations told about Estonian history 1939-1991. Estonians and latvians told to icelandic friends about real life under Soviet power and how people survived.
Project meeting was effective and gave to participants many good experiences of learning, teaching and cooperation.
